2008 Washington Initiative 1029

Ballot measure in Washington relating to care workers Initiative 1029 Washington Concerning the requirements for long-term home healthcare workers 2,113,773 800,733 2,914,506 275px County results 275px Congressional district results Yes: #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80% Washington Initiative 1029 (2008) was an initiative concerning long-term home health-care workers, approved in the Washington state general election of November 4, 2008. It required "long-term care workers to be certified as home care aides based on an examination, with exceptions; increase training and criminal background check requirements; and establish disciplinary standards and procedures." Results Initiative 1029 was approved with 73% of the vote.2008 Primary Data https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2008-primary-data.zip sos.wa.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20250625074817/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2008-primary-data.zip June 25, 2025 Washington Secretary of State 2008 Washington Initiative 1029 2113773 800733 By county +County resultsCountyYesNoMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams3,20171.42%1,28128.58%1,92042.84%4,482Asotin7,01173.19%2,56826.81%4,44346.38%9,579Benton47,98867.08%23,55532.92%24,43334.15%71,543Chelan21,85371.56%8,68728.44%13,16643.11%30,540Clallam26,90373.11%9,89326.89%17,01046.23%36,796Clark126,08171.79%49,53928.21%76,54243.58%175,620Columbia1,29960.08%86339.92%43620.17%2,162Cowlitz32,44673.65%11,60626.35%20,84047.31%44,052Douglas10,64972.27%4,08727.73%6,56244.53%14,736Ferry2,25268.14%1,05331.86%1,19936.28%3,305Franklin13,06468.13%6,11231.87%6,95236.25%19,176Garfield81863.31%47436.69%34426.63%1,292Grant19,28672.06%7,47727.94%11,80944.12%26,763Grays Harbor22,04476.67%6,70823.33%15,33653.34%28,752Island30,89775.54%10,00724.46%20,89051.07%40,904Jefferson14,33374.22%4,97825.78%9,35548.44%19,311King618,67471.26%249,52628.74%369,14842.52%868,200Kitsap89,12573.83%31,58826.17%57,53747.66%120,713Kittitas12,30771.27%4,96228.73%7,34542.53%17,269Klickitat6,74369.07%3,01930.93%3,72438.15%9,762Lewis24,87873.75%8,85426.25%16,02447.50%33,732Lincoln3,83266.70%1,91333.30%1,91933.40%5,745Mason20,65874.66%7,01225.34%13,64649.32%27,670Okanogan11,23368.82%5,08931.18%6,14437.64%16,322Pacific7,79775.48%2,53324.52%5,26450.96%10,330Pend Oreille4,58071.71%1,80728.29%2,77343.42%6,387Pierce244,32976.32%75,82323.68%168,50652.63%320,152San Juan6,75367.94%3,18632.06%3,56735.89%9,939Skagit38,50172.03%14,95427.97%23,54744.05%53,455Skamania3,77871.39%1,51428.61%2,26442.78%5,292Snohomish230,38774.83%77,47325.17%152,91449.67%307,860Spokane159,88674.24%55,46525.76%104,42148.49%215,351Stevens14,44965.84%7,49734.16%6,95231.68%21,946Thurston89,57072.98%33,15527.02%56,41545.97%122,725Wahkiakum1,56570.18%66529.82%90040.36%2,230Walla Walla16,37068.57%7,50331.43%8,86737.14%23,873Whatcom64,25567.66%30,71732.34%33,53835.31%94,972Whitman11,62668.56%5,33231.44%6,29437.12%16,958Yakima52,35270.17%22,25829.83%30,09440.34%74,610Totals2,113,77372.53%800,73327.47%1,313,04045.05%2,914,506 References External links Text of measure at https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Long-Term_Care_Initiative,_Initiative_1029_(2008) Category:2008 Washington (state) ballot measures Category:Healthcare in Washington (state) Category:Initiatives in the United States Category:Healthcare ballot measures in the United States